Adediran wins PDP guber candidate for Lagos State
Leaders of Lagos4Lagos Movement, Dr Olajide Adediran, has emerged the Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the upcoming 2023 governorship election.
Chairman of the Lagos PDP Electoral Committee/Returning Officer, Mr Emmanuel Ogidi, who declared the result in Ikeja on Wednesday, said Mr Adediran scored 679 votes while Mr David Vaughan polled 20 votes. He said 10 votes were void.
Mr Ogidi said there were 775 ad hoc delegates for the primaries and that 709 were accredited for the election.
“Haven satisfied all the requirements in our guidelines, I want to announce Dr Olajide Adediran as our candidate after scoring the highest votes of 679. He is hereby declared the winner and returned elected.”
Meanwhile, Ogidi, before announcing the result, said that delegates from Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government failed to see reasons with the committee over alleged discrepancies on the delegate list.
He, however, commended the aspirants and delegates for their peaceful conduct and sportsmanship throughout the process.
“I want to thank all of you for your patience and I want to congratulate the two contestants for your spirit of sportsmanship, especially DAKOVA. He is a true sportsman,” Ogidi said.
In his victory speech, Adediran, who acknowledged the aspirants that stepped down for him and his contender, said he was ready to face the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He pledged to sit with all aspirants and leaders of the party to tap from their wealth of knowledge and experience in a bid to win Lagos state for PDP.
Adediran, who applauded all the delegates for their trust in giving him the party’s ticket, promised to bring governance to the grassroots.
Also, Vaughan, who accepted defeat, said he vied for the ticket with a well-mapped-out strategy to transform Lagos State.
He promised to support and back Adediran”s ambition.
Four contestants including Otunba Olanrewaju Jim-Kamal, Mr Adedeji Doherty, Mr Ade Dosunmu and Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour stepped down from the race.
